| 100% | AVON | 4 | River in England with a name that translates to "river" in Celtic language |
| 60% | SAHARA | 6 | World's largest hot desert in Africa with a name that translates to "desert" in Arabic |
| 60% | GOBI | 4 | Cold desert in Mongolia with a name that translates to "waterless place" in Mongolian |
| 58% | TAHOE | 5 | California freshwater lake with a name that translates to "edge of the lake" in Washoe |
| 44% | SENEGAL | 7 | River in West Africa that shares its name with a country it flows through |
| 43% | PIERONE | 7 | Longtime home decor chain with a name that anagrams to PIONEER |
| 43% | MARIPOSAS | 9 | Lilies with a name that means "butterfly" in Spanish |
| 42% | UNO | 3 | Card game with a name that means "one" in Spanish |
| 42% | UBER | 4 | Ridesharing app with a name that means "above" in German |
| 42% | ELLE | 4 | Fashion magazine with a name that means "she" in French |
| 42% | RHINE | 5 | European river with a name that rhymes with "shine" |
| 42% | AMAZON | 6 | ___ River, waterbody in South America that is central to a rainforest of the same name |
| 41% | SAUBER | 6 | Swiss Formula One team with a name that means "clean" in German |
| 41% | FIESTA | 6 | ___ Bowl, annual NCAA game with a name that means "feast" in Spanish |
| 41% | PENNYARCADE | 11 | Entertainment venue with a name that became outdated due to inflation |
| 41% | GRANDPRIX | 9 | International auto race with a name that means "great prize" in French: 2 wds. |
| 40% | AVON | 4 | Massachusetts town named for a river in England |
| 40% | OUSE | 4 | River in England that flows to the Wash near King's Lynn |
| 39% | VENUSDEMILO | 11 | Masterpiece discovered in 1820 with a feature that's a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| 39% | EPEE | 4 | Sword with a French name that's used in an Olympic sport |
| 39% | DETAIL | 6 | "Attention to ___," complete the phrase with a word that ends in "ail" |
| 38% | OHIO | 4 | State that shares its name with a river |
| 38% | MINARI | 6 | 2021 Best Picture nominee with a title that loosely translates to "water celery" |
| 38% | LOGAN | 5 | Airport in Boston that shares a name with Wolverine |
| 38% | LECOQ | 5 | With 36-Across, French title of a Rimsky-Korsakov opera that translates to "The Golden Rooster" |
| 38% | AVON | 4 | Big name in cosmetics which is also the name of a river in England |
| 38% | DUO | 3 | Lead-in to "lingo" in a language-learning app name |
| 38% | JAVA | 4 | Programming language that shares a name with an Indonesian island |
| 38% | STYX | 4 | Rock band that shares its name with a mythological river |
| 38% | OSAGE | 5 | Missouri tribe that shares its name with a Missouri river |